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Russian military expert says Ukraine lost about 10,135 troops in a week
Russian military expert Andrey Marochko said Ukraine had about 10,135 service members and foreign fighters killed or wounded in the past week.
He cited data from Russia’s Defense Ministry, and the figure is a Russian claim.
Marochko said the heaviest losses were caused by Battlegroup Center, which operates in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Dnepropetrovsk Region.
He also said Russian forces destroyed drones, artillery, electronic warfare equipment, vehicles and other military equipment.
The claim concerns fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
Loss figures matter because they indicate the human cost of the conflict, but no independent confirmation is provided here.
Marochko did not say what would happen next.
Russian military expert Andrey Marochko said Ukraine lost about 10,135 service members and foreign mercenaries, killed or wounded, over the past week.
He said the figure was 180 higher than in the previous reporting period.
Marochko said Battlegroup Center inflicted the heaviest manpower losses, operating in the Donetsk People’s Republic and Dnepropetrovsk Region.
He cited Russian Defense Ministry data in a post on VKontakte.
Marochko also claimed Russian forces destroyed drones, vessels, weapons systems and vehicles during the week.
- Who
- Ukraine’s service members and foreign mercenaries, according to Russian military expert Andrey Marochko.
- What
- Marochko said about 10,135 were killed or wounded over the past week.
- When
- The week before October 12, 2026; the article does not give exact start and end dates.
- Where
- The Donetsk People’s Republic and Dnepropetrovsk Region were identified as the area where Battlegroup Center operated.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
As for the enemy’s losses, about 10,135 Ukrainian militants and mercenaries were killed or wounded, which is 180 more than in the previous reporting period.
Marochko said the reported losses in the latest period were 180 higher than in the previous reporting period.
Marochko said Russian forces inflicted losses and destroyed military equipment.
TASS published Marochko’s claims about Ukrainian losses over the past week.
- Reported losses
- About 10,135 Ukrainian service members and mercenaries killed or wounded
- Change from previous period
- 180 more
- Heaviest manpower losses
- Battlegroup Center
- Reported drone destruction
- 7,300 drones
- Other equipment claimed destroyed
- 15 seagoing vessels, one HIMARS rocket launcher, 39 field artillery pieces, 36 electronic warfare systems and radars, and 730 combat vehicles
Sources
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